Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6453
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Classical Rome and Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC–68 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Nero (Emperor of Rome) and Roma (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: RO... and Obverse legend: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER...
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
54-68 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6453, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Nero Ru, Roma, 20.3 gm. Obverse: ...CLAVD CAESAR AVGGER... - Radiate head of Nero, facing right. Reverse: RO... in exergue Roma (?) seated facing left.

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